Senior Full Stack Developer - EdTech

paradox; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative EdTech company based in Dubai is on the lookout for a Full Stack Developer to build a transformative online learning application using advanced AI techniques. You will collaborate closely with founding team members to innovate and enhance user experiences, ensuring scalability and performance. The ideal candidate has significant experience in TypeScript and React.js, alongside a passion for clean, efficient code and education. This full-time position offers remote work flexibility and a chance to make a global impact.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Remote culture

Standing desks

Company-paid MacBook

Health budget of €350 per year

Professional development budget of €150 per year

1:1 coaching

Team building events

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in Full Stack Development or as CTO of a startup.
• Deep expertise in TypeScript & React.js (minimum 3 years experience).
• Proficient in Tailwind CSS for sleek and responsive designs.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features for the Paradox App enhancing online learning.
• Implement AI-driven functionalities for personalized experiences.
• Ensure scalability to support large volumes of concurrent users.

Skills

Full Stack Development

TypeScript

React.js

AI Integration

Tailwind CSS

Job description

Overview

Wait a minute.

Are you inspired by building a pioneering EdTech company that will empower millions of people? Do you dream of creating cutting‑edge web applications that seamlessly combine AI, UX/UI excellence, and scalability to create transformative learning experiences at scale? Knowing that your code is used by thousands of people means something for you.

Are you inspired to work hard, really hard to revolutionize education, innovate with AI, VR, wearables and impact people's lives?

Deep inside you are looking for a new adventure with…

• 🗽 Freedom: feeling free to work remotely or hybrid and being trusted to deliver.
• 🔥 Ambition: growing up surrounded by smart colleagues driven to create an iconic brand like Nike.
• 😍 Impact: contributing to transform people lives at scale and feel your own impact in the company.

And you deserve it because…

• You don’t just develop. You architect, optimize, groom and push the boundaries of technology.
• You had been the CTO or instrumental in a Startup Development.
• You’re obsessed with clean, efficient, and scalable code.
• You thrive on solving complex challenges and making applications faster, better, and more intuitive.
• AI fascinates you, and you see it as a tool to redefine software development and UX/UI user experience.

You don’t want to just code… Education and/or personal development inspires you.

Then, this is the adventure you’ve been waiting for! You’ll work hard, innovate fearlessly, and grow with us as we strive to make Paradox an iconic brand that changes lives worldwide. For us, being Iconic is to innovate at the intersection of Psychology x Creativity x Technology.

You’ll work closely with our founding team to define our technical vision. This is a full‑time position, carried out from our beautiful offices in Dubai, Lisbon or full‑remote from anywhere in the world. French and English fluency is required.

Mission 🚀

🎯 Your main goal will be to take Paradox’s online learning experience to the next level by building the new Paradox App, a state‑of‑the‑art application that integrates AI, delivers an unparalleled user experience. You will be the key player in creating an online learning management system that can handle several cohorts of hundreds of students at the same time and scales effortlessly to support thousands of students.

Our sources of inspiration are Apple, Nike, Spotify, Disney for their obsession of excelling, having a worldwide impact and not just selling products but crafting experiences. You will be playing a pivotal role in making Paradox play at that level and becoming an iconic brand.

Responsibilities

• 1 | BUILD & INNOVATE Develop new features that enhance the Paradox App and redefine how users learn online.
• Implement AI‑driven functionalities that personalize the learning experience.
• Continuously test, iterate, and push boundaries to improve performance and usability.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate feedback and rapidly iterate on new ideas.
• 2 | SCALABILITY & PERFORMANCE Ensure the application can handle large volumes of concurrent users while maintaining speed and reliability.
• Optimize resource usage and infrastructure costs without sacrificing performance.
• Leverage CDN and caching strategies to improve load times globally.
• 3 | USER CENTERED DESIGN Work closely with product and design teams to build intuitive, beautiful, and efficient user interfaces.
• Rapidly prototype features to test and refine customer experiences.
• Incorporate AI and automation to enhance user interactions.
• 4 | PROBLEM SOLVING & TROUBLESHOOTING Investigate and resolve technical challenges to ensure a seamless user journey.
• Analyze recurring issues and proactively implement solutions to prevent future problems.
• Work across teams to ensure a stable and efficient system.
• 5 | COLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION Actively participate in tech architecture discussions and planning sessions.
• Provide and seek constructive feedback to continually improve the development process.
• Work within Agile frameworks to ensure timely and high‑quality delivery.

Must Have

• 3‑6 years of experience in Full Stack Development, or as CTO of a startup.
• Deep expertise in TypeScript & React.js (minimum 3 years experience).
• Proficient in Tailwind CSS for sleek and responsive designs.
• Strong AI mindset – you actively integrate AI into your workflow.
• Passion for writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code.

Personality

• You’re a problem‑solver who thrives on tackling challenges.
• Detail‑oriented: Clean code is your signature.
• Autonomous and proactive: You don’t just execute; you bring ideas to the table.
• You love learning, iterating, and improving.
• You continuously learn and experiment with new technologies.
• You’re organized, rigorous, and adaptable.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Nest.js.
• Experience with LMS applications and mobile development.

Why Paradox

Let’s be clear, we are looking for someone who is not just great, and for whom Paradox ambition isn’t just another cool project; but a true mission. If those personal interests – personal development / coaching / professional growth / education / edtech / teaching / edutainment – are not things you truly love and want to solve for other, let’s forget it. Let’s forget about it also if you don’t like to be challenged, don’t like receiving or giving tough feedback, don’t question the status quo, like to have very specific & fixed tasks, or your only driver is joining a full‑remote company.

Benefits

A company culture based on autonomy & accountability. Flexible working hours. A remote culture from day one with the freedom to work from wherever you want. Magnificent offices in Dubai and Lisbon. Standing desks paid by the company if you live far from our offices. MacBook to be the most efficient in your work. 350 € per year paid by the company to take care of yourself. 150 € per year paid by the company to boost your knowledge. 1:1 coachings. Team building. (* those benefits are only for full‑time employees)

Hiring Process

• A 6 to 8 minute application survey (with a short video assignment).
• A 15/20 minute WhatsApp call with Timy, our Talent Manager, to tell you more about the challenge and see if it fits with your experience and expectations.
• A video call with Gab, the Hiring Manager to dive deeper into your technical skills.
• A Technical test – you will present to Gab.
• A culture‑fit video call with Timy – our culture coach.
• Reference check.

Our Story

At Paradox, we are convinced that people do not want “just a job” anymore. We are all craving to have an impact through our professional journey. Some want to start their own venture, some want to become an intrapreneur in their current organization, some others just want their day‑to‑day tasks to have more meaning.

🎯 Paradox has one goal: to empower people and organizations to live their true ambitions.

We travel the world and surround ourselves with top entrepreneurs, world athletes, and artists. We reverse engineer their strategies for achieving success and lean on the latest research about neurosciences. We deliver trainings & educational contents around Power Skills, self‑growth and performance, through a balanced set of e‑learning programs, events and edutainment videos. From one well‑known founder to a team of +45 people today (and counting!), this approach has paid off and enabled us to exceed 2 million followers on social networks, and to have thousands of people attending our online events and training courses.

🔥 TOGETHER, WE ARE DRIVEN BY ONE DREAM:

1. Helping 100 000 people achieve their dream and display their pictures on what we call the “100 000 dreams wall”.
2. Giving our clients access to constant personal growth by reinventing their learning experience.
3. Leverage AI and other technology to provide an outstanding customized experience to millions of people for them to transform their lives.

And that’s where you come in. Join the Paradox Revolution!